13 East 4th Street

also 15 East 4th Street, 400 Lafayette Street | NoHo | built 1888

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1888
Cleverdon & Putzel design a clothing-manufacturing loft with Cornell Iron Works ironwork at 11-19 East 4th Street
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Cleverdon & Putzel designed this corner loft at Lafayette Street, finished in 1887-88 for the lessee, M. Sampter Sons & Co. It was meant for clothing manufacturing. Ironwork for the building came from the Cornell Iron Works.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1906
A serious fire in 1906 forces rebuilding of the interior and parts of the facade at 11-19 East 4th Street
A bad fire in 1906 gutted the loft building, and the whole interior plus sections of the facade had to be rebuilt. The original architects, Cleverdon & Putzel, designed the restoration. Building records name the Dutch Reform Church Corporation as owner and Jennie Simon as lessee. Manufacturers still occupy the upper floors.
“…suffered a serious fire in 1906, requiring the entire interior and sections of the facade to be rebuilt. Cleverdon & Putzel also designed the restoration.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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